Text Free For Tita Bi-Annual Scholarship

1 in 5. I repeat 1 in 5.

1 in 5 traffic crashes in Texas is caused by a distracted driver. In 2017 alone, there were 449 fatal crashes involving distracted driving in Texas.

This is getting out of hand. These aren’t just statistics. These are real tragedies that destroy real families all because people had their priorities really backward.

On April 9, 2016, Texas lost a very young and special soul to distracted driving. Patterson Law Group, in partnership with Heather and Janae Cook, has founded a bi-annual scholarship in her honor.

The silver lining to this horrible trend of accident fatalities is that distracted driving accidents are completely preventable. With increased education, awareness, and enforcement, we can reduce distracted driving accidents together. While the statistics are troubling, we are confident that people not only care about this issue but have ideas to help. The Text Free For Tita Scholarship was founded not only to honor Tita, but to help ensure accidents like Tita’s no longer continue to occur. The winner of our bi-annual scholarship will be awarded $1,000 for their contribution to the campaign.

The annual scholarship in Tita’s name is an opportunity to give back to the community both Tita and Emma loved while continuing to spread the message of the dangers of distracted driving.

#TextFreeForTita Distracted Driving Scholarship Overview

Patterson Law Group is looking for students to use their creativity to create & share ways to reduce the number of accidents due to distracted driving in Texas. Submissions can be in the following forms:

• Video or other multimedia
• Written (like a poem)
• Photo or Graphic (including a viral Facebook post or mock-up of a billboard)

Then post your submission on Facebook or Instagram with the hashtags #TextFreeForTita and #scholarship (must be public) and tag @pattersonlawgroup.

We encourage applicants to get creative! We are excited to provide this opportunity to students and look forward to reviewing the campaign proposals.

A few notes:

• Photos must NOT depict gruesome and/or identifiable car crashes.
• Photos must NOT show branding of any automakers.
• Photos must NOT be taken inside vehicles (whether you’re driving or not).
• Multiple entries accepted.
• Posts/entries must be publicly viewable using the hashtags #TextFreeForTita and #scholarship and @pattersonlawgroup must be tagged.

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Eligibility & Requirements

In addition to the social media post, applicants MUST email this completed application by May 31 for the Spring Semester Winner and December 15 for the Fall Semester Winner. Email scholarship@pattersonpersonalinjury.com with any questions.

Award

• The scholarship is to be used only for university or law school tuition and related educational expenses.
• A check for $1,000 will be issued directly to the recipient’s school to cover these expenses.
• The winner will be notified 30 days after the submission deadline.
• By submitting a scholarship application, the applicant agrees to allow Patterson Law Group to use the content of the submission, the applicant’s name, the name of the university or law school, and/or picture(s) of any of the above on the firm’s websites and other marketing materials.

Patterson Law Group encourages applicants to be very careful when creating their submissions and expressly disclaims any responsibility for injury. Be smart.